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Throop, PA town hall & government

Throop spent $7.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,011 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Throop's government.

Town budget

Where Throop's money goes

Spent
$7.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,011
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$60,000
$15 per resident
Roads & transportation
$3.5 million44%
Police
$1.4 million18%
Administration & buildings
$954,00012%
Sewer & trash
$570,0007%
Parks & libraries
$499,0006%
Fire
$95,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$18,000<1%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Other
$817,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 68%
  • Income taxes 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the state 6%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Property taxes 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Throop

Full-time staff
19
89 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$64,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
5 full-time30 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time16 part
Sewer & trash
6 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Other
2 full-time43 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Throop didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mid Valley School District

Throop's K–12 school district, shared with Dickson City and Olyphant. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,258
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,940
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$32.8 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal

  • Local 57%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $15,258 per pupil, $9,863 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Throop pay

Typical tax bill
$1,863
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.13%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$165,400
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Throop's government

🏛️ Official websitethroopboro.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Throop →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Throop

Throop is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Throop's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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